National VOAD Members Resource Directory The following lists each National VOAD member organizations and the types of services provided during emergencies and disasters. This is not a guarantee of services nor does it list every possible service provided. Much is dependent upon the type of disaster, services provided by other coordinating nonprofits, and local resources. Agency Function Contact Information National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster • Facilitates and encourage collaboration, communication, cooperation, and coordination, and builds relationships among members while groups plan and prepare for emergencies and disaster incidents. • Assists in communicating to the government and the public the services provided by its national member organizations. • Facilitates information sharing during planning, and preparedness, response, and recovery after a disaster incident. • Provides members with information pertaining to the severity of the disaster, needs identified, and actions of volunteers throughout the response, relief, and recovery process. National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster 1501 Lee Highway, Suite 206 Arlington, VA 22209-1109 703-778-5088 phone 703-778-5091 fax www.nvoad.org Adventist Community Services (ACS) Distributes relief items such as: drinking water, groceries, clothing and more. Provides warehousing & other donation coordination services such as Points of Distribution centers (PODs). Operates volunteer centers where community members can volunteer during disaster response. Provides victims with Emotional & Spiritual counseling. www.communityservices.org
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National VOAD Members Resource Directory The following lists each National VOAD member organizations and the types of services provided during emergencies and disasters. This is not a guarantee of services nor does it list every possible service provided. Much is dependent upon the type of disaster, services provided by other coordinating nonprofits, and local resources.
Agency Function Contact Information
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
• Facilitates and encourage collaboration, communication, cooperation, and coordination, and builds relationships among members while groups plan and prepare for emergencies and disaster incidents.
• Assists in communicating to the government and the public the services provided by its national member organizations.
• Facilitates information sharing during planning, and preparedness, response, and recovery after a disaster incident.
• Provides members with information pertaining to the severity of the disaster, needs identified, and actions of volunteers throughout the response, relief, and recovery process.
National Voluntary Organizations Active in
Disaster
1501 Lee Highway, Suite 206
Arlington, VA 22209-1109
703-778-5088 phone 703-778-5091 fax
www.nvoad.org
Adventist Community Services (ACS)
Distributes relief items such as: drinking water, groceries, clothing and more.
Provides warehousing & other donation coordination services such as Points of Distribution centers (PODs). Operates volunteer centers where community members can volunteer during disaster response.
Provides victims with Emotional & Spiritual counseling.
www.communityservices.org
American Baptist Men/USA
• Provides cleanup, repair and initial rebuilding. Short-term volunteers work cooperatively with Church World Service.
• Provides financial assistance to victims during both the relief & recovery stages.
• Operates volunteer centers to serve as clearing houses for relief teams.
http://www.abc-usa.org/
American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES)
• Operators setup and run organized communication networks locally for governmental and emergency officials, as well as non-commercial communication for private citizens affected by the disaster. They activate after disasters damage regular lines of communications due to power outages and destruction of telephone, cellular and other infrastructure-dependent systems.
ARRL volunteers act as communications volunteers with local public safety organizations. In addition, in some disasters, radio frequencies are not coordinated among relief officials and Amateur Radio operators step in to coordinate communication when radio towers and other elements in the communication infrastructure are damaged.
At the local level, Hams may participate in local emergency organizations, or organize local “traffic nets.”
http://www.arrl.org
American Red Cross
• Provides Mass Care operations such as: shelter, fixed and mobile feeding services for disaster victims and emergency workers in the affected area, and the distribution of supplies and commodities.
Provides emergency and preventive health services to people affected by disaster.
Provides individual assistance at service delivery sites and through outreach, by referral to government and/or voluntary agencies through distribution or financial assistance.
Provides services leading to reunification of family members in the affected area.
Performs damage assessments. Provides emergency and preventive mental
health services.
http://www.redcross.org
Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT)
Provides food and clothing, shelters, counseling; it also renders emergency medical services, sanitation, short-term case management.
Contact: 301-984-0217 http://www.amurt.net
Brethren Disaster Ministries
• Provides clean-up and debris removal from damaged or destroyed homes and personal property.
• Trains volunteers through the Cooperative Disaster Child Care Program to establish child care centers following major disasters.
Performs warehousing & distribution services to include: medical supplies & equipments, disaster recovery supplies, cold storage etc.
Provides crisis intervention for young children in shelters
Grants funds to enable its volunteers to assist in rebuilding disaster damaged homes for low income owners.
Contact: 1800-451-4407x4
http://www.brethren.org/genbd/BDM/
Catholic Charities, USA
Provides assistance including direct financial assistance to communities in addressing the crisis and recovery needs of local families.
Performs initial damage assessments. Provides ongoing and long-term recovery
services for individuals and families, including temporary & permanent housing assistance for low income families, counseling programs for children and the elderly, and special counseling for disaster relief workers.
Provides relief stage services including shelter and emergency food.
Provides advocacy services for survivors. Provides case management for low income &
marginalized groups. Provides emotional and spiritual care as well
as physical rebuilding programs. Assists in long-term recovery of those in need. Restores and build community relationships.
http://www.churchworldservice.org
City Team Ministries
Supports first responders during rescue phase. Provides food, water & shelter during the relief
phase. Provides emotional & spiritual care and case
management to assess the needs of victims. Is committed to the effort of rebuilding homes
and communities.
Contact: 408-232-5600 Volunteer: 408-232-5637
http://www.cityteam.org/disasterresponse/
Convoy of Hope
Facilitates relief efforts between churches and other organizations to help best serve the needs of survivors. With our fleet of trucks, 300,000 square foot warehouse, Mobile Command Center, and utilizing the first response P.O.D. (Points of Distribution) model, USDR has become an active and efficient disaster relief organization, providing resources and help to victims in the first days of a disaster.
Contact: 417-823-8998 Donate: 1800-988-0664
http://www.convoyofhope.org/
Disaster Psychiatry Outreach
D i s a s t e r P s y c h i a t r y O u t r e a c h
P r e p a r e . E d u c a t e . R e s p o n d .
Provides education and training in disaster mental health to a range of professionals in the emergency management sector.
Organizes volunteer psychiatrists who provide immediate mental health services in the aftermath of disasters.
Donate: 212-598-9995 http://www.disasterpsych.org
Episcopal Relief and Development
Sends immediate relief grants for such basics as food, water, medical assistance, and financial aid within the first 90 days following a disaster.
Provides on-going recovery activities through rehabilitation grants, which offer the means to rebuild, replant ruined crops, and counsel those in trauma.
Delivers relief kits and other emergency supplies and food to emergency shelters & camps.
Works primarily through Church World Service in providing its disaster-related services.
Does rebuilding for individual homes damaged during disasters.
Helps residents restore the social and economic fabric of their communities by providing economic and educational opportunities and improving access to legal services and home ownership.
Trains & equip local denominations to prepare for and respond to disasters that devastate their communities.
Donate: 1-800-334-7626 X 5129 (M – F)
http://www.er-d.org
Feeding America
Collects, transports, warehouses, and distributes donated food and grocery products for other agencies involved in both feeding operations and distribution of relief supplies through its national network of food banks.
Processes food products collected in food drives by communities wishing to help another disaster-affected community.
Develops, certifies, and supports their food banks.
Positions frequently used emergency food
Contact: 1800-771-2303 Donate: 312-641-6668
http://feedingamerica.org/?show_nce=1
products and personal care items in strategic locations and regularly cycles inventories to ensure usage by survivors immediately following a disaster
Serves as a liaison between the food banks and the donors.
Educates the public about the problems and solutions of hunger.
Specializes in disaster training for its network, and continually improves standard operating procedures that enable member food banks to develop seamless, coordinated approaches to delivering disaster assistance
Feed the Children
Provides help to survivors of natural disasters occurring in the United States and around the world.
Provides food, water, blankets, cleaning supplies or other relief supplies to individuals and families affected.
Through a subsidiary, picks up in-kind contributions from corporate warehouses and individual donors, to any of its six regional distribution centers for either bulk distribution or directly to individual relief boxes for families.
Contact: 405-945-4084 Donate: 1-800-627-4556
http://www.feedthechildren.org
Friends Disaster Service (FDS)
Provides clean-up and rebuilding assistance to the elderly, disabled, low income, or uninsured survivors of disasters.
Conducts community housing assessments for long-term recovery.
Works with partner families to build or rehabilitate simple, decent, and affordable homes after a disaster.
Offers construction and development technical assistance to communities.
Facilitates community involvement and support during the long-term recovery process.
Introduces alternative construction technologies (modular, panelized/SIP housing, etc) to communities to speed up the delivery of permanent housing solutions.
Supports disaster survivors by assisting with budgeting and developing financial recovery plans:
o Pre-disaster preparedness seminars o Emergency budget counseling o Emergency Credit Management o Assistance with working with creditors o Referrals to government and private
agencies o Assistance with obtaining copies of
destroyed financial documents o Insurance claim assistance
with communities& organizations. Spiritual assessment and care.
Donate: 410-750-9600 http://www.icisf.org
International Relief & Development
Distributes food and critical relief supplies. Helps communities develop effective social services
through collaborative efforts to improve roads, renovate schools, rebuild utilities: water and sewage systems, and establish health facilities.
Collaborates with other organizations to provide shelter and necessary tools such as financial counseling to disaster victims.
Performs needs assessment and mapping.
Contact: 703-248-0161 http://www.ird-dc.org
International Relief Friendship Foundation
Provides needs assessment, case management, distribution of designated relief supplies, and spiritual care and counseling.
Volunteer or Donate: 917-319-6802
http://www.irff.org/
Latter Day Saints Charities
Provides food and other emergency supplies & kits during response.
Contact: 801-240-5567 http://www.lds.org
Lutheran Disaster Response
• Provides response efforts through a pre-selected group of Lutheran social service agencies with established standing in the affected communities.
• Provides spiritual and emotional counseling for affected persons
• Helps in coordinating volunteer teams for cleaning-up and rebuilding disaster affected homes.
• Provides case management services for long-term recovery
• Provides training and expertise on volunteer coordination, case management, long-term recovery, construction, and database management.
Contact:800-638-3522 Volunteer: 1-800-664-3848
http://www.ldr.org
Mennonite Disaster Services
Assists disaster victims by providing volunteer personnel to clean up and remove debris from damaged and destroyed homes and personal property.
Repairs or rebuilds under-insured primary residence homeowners with emphasis on assisting with the special needs of the vulnerable populations such as: elderly & people with disabilities.
Contact: 717-859-2210 Volunteer: 1-800-241-8111
http://www.mds.mennonite.net
Mercy Medical Airlift (Angel Flight) “MMA’s mission is to ensure that no needy patient is denied access to distant specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis or treatment for lack of a means of long-distance medical air transportation; further, to ensure the provision of urgent transportation in situations of compelling human need and homeland security emergencies.”
Contact: 703-361-1191 http://www.mercymedical.org
National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC)
Provides spiritual crisis counseling, short term pastoral care and long term pastoral counseling through its board certified chaplains and professionally trained chaplains.
� Provides education and training in disaster spiritual care.
� Helps organize volunteer disaster chaplains, through its association with American Red Cross' Critical Response Team and other professional chaplaincy organizations, who wish to provide immediate disaster spiritual care services in the aftermath of disasters.
Contact: 973-929-3168 http://www.najc.org
National Emergency Response Team (NERT)
Provides coordinated emergency services with federal, state and local government agencies and non-profit agencies.
Transports food and other disaster goods through trailer units.
Provides communication services through trailers equipped with ham radios, scanners etc.
Provides direct financial aid to victims. Home repair services for special needs
Contact: 1-888-NERT USA http://www.nert-usa.org
group (elderly). National Organization for Victim Assistance
(NOVA)
Provides social and mental health services for individuals and families, who experience major trauma after disaster, including: psychological first aid, crisis intervention, crime victim resources, crisis management consultation.
Contact: 800-Try NOVA Donate: 1-703-535-NOVA
http://www.trynova.org
Nazarene Disaster Response (NDR)
Provides clean-up and rebuilding assistance, especially to the elderly, persons with disabilities, the widowed, and those least able to help themselves. Works in the recovery phase by assisting with the emotional needs of disaster victims.
Contact: 1-877-626-4145 www.ndrusa.org
Operation Blessing Transports food and emergency supplies to
disaster survivors. Assists in disaster medical relief. Provides direct financial assistance to
Points of Light Institute and the Hands On Network
Creates innovative, actionable models for citizen-centered problem solving, and direct, tangible tools and opportunities for people and organizations to apply their interests and passions to make a difference.
Serves 83% of the American population and 12 international communities in nine countries through hundreds of affiliates — places where people can get connected, get involved and make change happen in their communities.
Focus on helping people plug into volunteer opportunities in their local community, helping non-profits manage volunteer resources and developing the leadership capacity of volunteers.
Volunteer: 800-VOLUNTEER (www.1800volunteer.org)
http://www.handsonnetwork.org
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA)
Works primarily through Church World Service in providing volunteers to serve as disaster consultants.
Funding for local recovery projects that meet certain guidelines.
Provides trained volunteers who participate in the Cooperative Disaster Child Care program.
Provide volunteer labor and material assistance at the local level.
Supports volunteer base camps for volunteer groups assisting with the rebuilding efforts.
Contact: 1-800-872-3283 http://www.pcusa.org/
REACT International
Provides emergency communication facilities for other agencies through its national network of Citizen Band radio operators and volunteer teams.
Contact: 301-316-2900 http://www.reactintl.org
The Salvation Army
Provides emergency assistance including mass and mobile feeding, temporary shelter, counseling, missing person services, medical assistance.
Provides warehousing services including the distribution of donated goods including food, clothing, and household items.
Provides referrals to government and private agencies for special services.
Does individual & family counseling. Recruits, trains, house, and transports
volunteers. Coordinates economic reconstruction efforts. Provides financial assistance to victims through
case management to include: housing needs, disaster related medical & funeral expenses. Emotional & Spiritual care.
Contact: 800-728-7825 www.salvationarmyusa.org
Samaritan’s Purse Emotional and Spiritual Care. Provides cleanup assistance. Emergency home repairs.
Contact: 828-262-1980 Donate:1-800-728-3843
http://www.samaritans.org
Save the Children
Provides disaster relief services for children in shelters including food, clothing, diapers, evacuation backpacks.
Also provides supervision in designated areas within shelters.
Contact: 202-640-6600 Donate: 1-800-728-3843
http://www.savethechildren.org/
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Provides social services to individuals and families, and collects and distributes donated goods.
Makes store merchandise available to disaster victims. Operates retail stores, homeless shelters, and feeding facilities that are similar to those run by the Salvation Army.
Provides warehousing facilities for storing and sorting donated merchandise during the emergency period.
Contact: 314-576-3993 http://www.svdpusa.org/
Southern Baptist Convention – North American Mission Board
• Provides mobile feeding units staffed by volunteers who prepare and distribute thousands of meals a day.
• Provide disaster childcare – mobile units transport equipment and supplies to a facility where trained workers provide safe and secure care for children.
• Provide units and trained volunteers to assist with clean-up activities, temporary repairs, reconstruction, chaplains, command/communication, and bilingual services. Provide water purification, shower and laundry units and trained volunteers for disaster responses.
Contact: 800-462-8657 Donate: 1-866-407-6262
Volunteer: 1-888-462-8657 http://www.namb.net
Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation USA
Emotional and Spiritual Care. Provides Medical and Financial assistance.
